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Puget Sound and Columbia River Railroad Bill Debate
Congress debated a bill to incorporate the Puget Sound and Columbia River Railroad Company seeking a land grant to connect Puget Sound to the Columbia River. Price urged swift passage citing vast western lands, improved mail service, lumber trade, and strategic military and economic benefits for Washington Territory and neighboring regions.
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House of Representatives
Price
Reparty
Pacific Railroad
Puget Sound and
Columbia River Railroad Company
Flanders
Speaker
Congress
Puget Sound
Columbia River
Steilacoom
Vancouver
Cuwlite
Chehalia
Nesqualla
Utah
Nevada
Cascade Range
Willmette
Pacific
Washington Territory
Cascade Mountains
Washington
Sound
Cowlits River
Wizhiley
Columbia
Olympia
Cowlitz
Cowlits
Chebalis
Vowlits
Chebalis River
Gray's Harbor
Nosqually Valley
Walla Walla Valley
San Francisco
New York
Portland
Lapeak
Board of Underwriters
Hopkins
Massachusetts
Maine
Atlantic
San Franciso
Board of Marine Interwriters of
C. T. Mopkins Esq
California Tovurance Company
Board of Marina Underwriters and Chamber of Commerce
Oregon
Ocean
New Hampshire
New England
England
Great Lakes
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
General Land Office
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
United States
Walla Walls
Walla Walla County
Idaho
Montana
Plains
Indiana
New Mezico
British Columbia
Mississippi
Casific Ocean
Colombia River
United State
Union
Ste Agese
Ous
Paeliie
Shoal Water Bay
Colusmbis River
Mas 5
Aonte
Europe
Asia
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Francisco
Colambia